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March should be one of Southern California farmworkers' busiest months. Instead, they say their hours have been slashed drastically due to flooded farms and destroyed crops.

This is another step in the legal odyssey between the state and Huntington Beach over housing — especially accessory dwelling units known as ADUs, or "granny flats."

A strange comet-like object discovered over five years ago was the first known visitor from another solar system. Its movement though space was so odd that scientists struggled to explain it, until now.

The National Weather Service confirmed the extraordinarily rare weather events.

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From diaper changing to arithmetic, special education assistants help students navigate the school day. Families say their support is irreplaceable.

California’s governor is asking the administration of President Joe Biden, a fellow Democrat, to authorize a new program called “transitional rent,” which would provide up to six months of rent or temporary housing for low-income enrollees who rely on the state’s health care safety net.

The changes go beyond more expensive testing. Addiction treatment could be imperiled, and nursing home staff training could become even more stringent.

A new podcast from LAist Studios and VICE examines the party crew scene in the 2000s and whether it had anything to do with the brutal death of a 14-year-old girl who was a member of the Vicious Ladies crew.

Parents picked up food and homework while union rank-and-file pounded the pavement.

The Writers Guild of America members could go on strike. Here’s why.

Affordable housing is explicitly exempted from state and local laws that limit the size of rent increases.